Kevin P. Adler

Education: Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law

University of Nebraska College of Law

2015 : 2018

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Political Science & Global Studies

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2012 : 2015

Exchange Semester

International Relations

Bilkent University

2014 : 2014

Bridging Cultures International Summer School

International Relations and Affairs

Ataturk University

2013 : 2013

Experience: I am supporting BizCom Global and RiskLOK™, its new Compliance as a Service product. I seek to bring a process-oriented approach to a checkbox world, providing access to compliance services to organizations across the spectrum.

2023 : Present

BizCom Global

Senior Cybersecurity & Privacy Advisor

I am supporting BizCom Global as a General Counsel across all of its ventures. I seek to provide practical advice in the ever-changing world of cybersecurity, privacy, and technology.

2023 :

BizCom Global

General Counsel

Taking a whole of reality approach, I assist communities, members of critical infrastructure, and industry to quickly and effectively recover from cybersecurity and data privacy breaches, identify potential pitfalls with new and novel uses of technology, and structure programs for success despite a constantly changing legal landscape.

2021 : 2023

Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Associate

Competitively selected for prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship. Assisted in the transformation of the Securing the Cities (STC) program from a pure grant basis to an acquisition program under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, briefed senior leadership on complex legal and regulatory requirements, and worked across the department to start new acquisition process. Updated STC implementation plan for release to Congress. Advised the Department of Homeland Security’s BioWatch and Chemical Defense programs on intergovernmental State/Local/Tribal/Territorial) agreements. Shaped the BioDetection for the 21st Century (BD-21) concept of operations and wrote stakeholder engagement plan.

2019 : 2021

U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

Presidential Management Fellow

Selected by the Principal Deputy Chief Counsel to join CISA’s Office of the Chief Counsel. Provided legal support on regulatory, chemical security, cybersecurity, infrastructure security, legislative, unmanned aerial vehicle, and supply chain security issues. Selected as the sole attorney on the CISA COVID-Crisis Action Team. Collected, created, and disseminated a daily summary of all 54 state and territory reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reworked the request for information (RFI) process to ensure sensitive information remained protected. Wrote memoranda and briefed senior leadership on legal impact of novel technologies, and the agency’s role in the Defense Production Act process.

Selected by the CISA Chief Counsel to participate in intercomponent investigation of a departmental component, based upon my identification of a potential legal issue.

2019 : 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Presidential Management Fellow

Company: BizCom Global

Years of Experience: 9